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St. John's Women's Tennis Defeats Pirates, 5-2
3/12/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 12, 2008
QUEENS, N.Y. - The St. John's women's tennis team defeated the Seton Hall Pirates, 5-2, Wednesday afternoon at the Alley Pond Tennis Center to earn its first conference win of the spring season. With the win, the Red Storm improves to 2-6 on the season (1-2 BIG EAST), while Seton Hall falls to 1-4 (1-3 BIG EAST).
In doubles action, St. John's swept all three positions and took an early lead in the match. It was tight at the No. 1 position, as graduate student Alison Adamski and freshman Emily Barnett teamed up to squeak past the Pirates' Denise Liebschner and Nadezhda Shein, 8-8 (7-4 in the tiebreaker).
Adamski and Barnett picked up wins in singles action at Nos. 2 and 4, respectively. Sophomore Ira Aleksova and freshman Jenny Yonkus rounded out the scoring for St. John's with wins at Nos. 3 and 6, respectively.
The St. John's women's tennis team returns to action on Tuesday, March 18, when the team travels up to West Point, N.Y. to take on the Black Knights of Army. First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Lichtenberg Tennis Center.
Results
St. John's 5, Seton Hall 2
Alley Pond Tennis Center - Queens, N.Y.
March 12, 2008
Doubles (St. John's wins the doubles point, leads the match 1-0)
1. Alison Adamski / Emily Barnett (STJ) def. Denise Liebschner/Nadezhda Shein (SHU), 8-8 (7-4)
2. Maria Zivcicova / Ira Aleksova (STJ) def. Amanda El-Tobgy/Belfin Sunbul (SHU), 8-3
3. Ashley Harper / Jenny Yonkus (STJ) def. Danielle Viola/Liza Chu (SHU), 8-5
Singles
1. Denise Liebschner (SHU) def. Maria Zivcicova (STJ) , 6-4, 7-6
2. Alison Adamski (STJ) def. Nadezhda Shein (SHU), 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
3. Ira Aleksova (STJ) def. Danielle Viola (SHU), 6-2, 3-1 ret.
4. Emily Barnett (STJ) def. Amanda El-Tobgy (SHU), 6-4, 6-3
5. Belfin Sunbul (SHU) def. Ashley Harper (STJ) , 6-2, 6-0
6. Jenny Yonkus (STJ) def. Slavina Kaplanska (SHU), 6-3, 6-0
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